† ˈweamish, a. Obs.
[? Variant of queimish a.]
Squeamish.
| 1571 T. Fortescue Mexia's Foreste 46 b, Wee in this Age are colde and drie, of complexion none other or better then Melancoly, angrye, weamishe [Fr. ennuyeuse], harde to please and enuious. 1777 Horæ Subsecivæ (MS.) 462 (Eng. Dial. Dict.) Weamish, squeamish. |